That’s all reasonable, but here’s one of the primary motivations from the post: > We love its raw speed, its direct connection to the metal If this is a stron

That’s all reasonable, but here’s one of the primary motivations from the post: > We love its raw speed, its direct connection to the metal If this is a strong motivating factor (versus, say, refactoring risk), then C’s lack of safe zero-cost abstractions is a valid concern.